Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields
While scholars have embraced the notion of social movements as networks, there has been little empirical exploration of the emergence of coalitions within these multilayered systems. Here I explore the role of overlapping relations in alliance formation amongst a group of 55 health-related professio...
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| description | While scholars have embraced the notion of social movements as networks, there has been little empirical exploration of the emergence of coalitions within these multilayered systems. Here I explore the role of overlapping relations in alliance formation amongst a group of 55 health-related professional social movement organisations mobilised against austerity. Using cross-sectional bivariate exponential random graph models, I find dependencies between digital proxies for alliance, shared allies, information exchange, positive nomination and offline colobbying activity at the dyadic, degree and triadic levels. Cross-network associations indicate that multiplexity plays a non-trivial role in the formation of alliances and, more generally, social movement organisational fields, necessitating increased attention from scholars of social movements. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:697eff38-b195-48c2-aa00-e276926973b52022-03-26T18:51:22ZMultiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fieldsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:697eff38-b195-48c2-aa00-e276926973b5Symplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2015Simpson, CWhile scholars have embraced the notion of social movements as networks, there has been little empirical exploration of the emergence of coalitions within these multilayered systems. Here I explore the role of overlapping relations in alliance formation amongst a group of 55 health-related professional social movement organisations mobilised against austerity. Using cross-sectional bivariate exponential random graph models, I find dependencies between digital proxies for alliance, shared allies, information exchange, positive nomination and offline colobbying activity at the dyadic, degree and triadic levels. Cross-network associations indicate that multiplexity plays a non-trivial role in the formation of alliances and, more generally, social movement organisational fields, necessitating increased attention from scholars of social movements. |
| spellingShingle | Simpson, C Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
| title | Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
| title_full | Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
| title_fullStr | Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
| title_short | Multiplexity and strategic alliances: The relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
| title_sort | multiplexity and strategic alliances the relational embeddedness of coalitions in social movement organisational fields |
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